Living in Frankenberg
At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,850 per month. The unemployment rate was 5.77% in May 2022.
Higher unemployment than 65% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 97% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Frankenberg?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Frankenberg?
Average net cold rent is 7 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 7 EUR/m²/month · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table5
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps6Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M15Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)5Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality |
Is Frankenberg a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 420 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Frankenberg?
The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (May 2022).
- Unemployment rate: 5.77 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities16
Frankenberg 5.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,850 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 5.77 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities16Official · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Frankenberg?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,521 |
| Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² · market price · INKAR · 2024 | − €420 |
| Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30 | − €49 |
| Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €2,002 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Frankenberg. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Frankenberg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
Frankenberg had 913 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 913 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Frankenberg through valid health insurance.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,392 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise14Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Frankenberg's nearest airport was KSF, 57 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Frankenberg. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.9°C in January to 14.3°C in July. Frankenberg's monthly precipitation totalled 136.9 mm in January and 112.6 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Frankenberg?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Frankenberg 6.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 0.1 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.8 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 2.1 · May 5.7 · Jun 8.6 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 7.8 · Oct 4.1 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -2.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 5.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 136.9 · Feb 102.3 · Mar 103.1 · Apr 75 · May 86.9 · Jun 95.7 · Jul 112.6 · Aug 105.9 · Sep 110.2 · Oct 113 · Nov 122.9 · Dec 141.3 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · parent municipality |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 47.1 · Feb 67.2 · Mar 113.1 · Apr 160.3 · May 181 · Jun 180.3 · Jul 188 · Aug 178 · Sep 129.8 · Oct 89.3 · Nov 44 · Dec 38.1 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · parent municipality |
Similar climate. In Germany: Ilmenau ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±3.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±3.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±3.1 °C, Bærum (Norway) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Frankenberg?
The published population was 17,699 people in 2025. Source: GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 20254
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,699 people | 31 Dec 2025 | GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 20254Official |
Alternatives for people set on Frankenberg
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Frankenberg from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Frankenberg, nearest in population first.
How does Frankenberg compare?
Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Frankenberg's.
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).
A country-wide rule for Germany; Frankenberg's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Frankenberg?
The published population was 17,699 people in 2025. Source: GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Frankenberg?
Average net cold rent is 7 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 490 EUR a month before utilities. Source: BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113).
Is the air quality good in Frankenberg?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
What is the unemployment rate in Frankenberg?
The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Frankenberg?
The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).
Is Frankenberg a good place to live?
Frankenberg may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Cite this page
Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.
APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Frankenberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a285b50444d3437ad13862e247af70b7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/frankenberg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_frankenberg-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_5ac32bd98c1b,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Frankenberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
version = {a285b50444d3437ad13862e247af70b7},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/frankenberg/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Frankenberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/frankenberg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version a285b50444d3437ad13862e247af70b7; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
Sources
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
- GV100AD annual edition at 31 December 2025 destatis.de · checked 2026-09-24
- INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
Show 6 more sources
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.